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The Music Digest (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
In his Ash Grove recording, guitarist Dave Alvin laments the loss of a favorite Los Angeles club, a venue that should be on the National Register of Historic Places. It would have to be in an urn, however, the club burned not once, but three times. Ed Pearl (an uncle of Spirit's Randy California) founded the 250-seat Ash Grove in 1958.
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So Quoted (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Wherein searching through my list and skipping the Christmas songs All Her Favorite Fruit, Camper Van Beethoven Autumn Leaves, Edith Piaf Baby Seed, Momma Stud Banana Boat, Edric Connor The Banana Boat Song, George Clinton Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Banana Chips, Shonen Knife Banana Juice, The Mar-Keys Banana Pancakes, Jack Johnson Belleville Jungle, Les Triplettes De Belleville Big Apple, Urban Dance...
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Olsen Twins NEWS (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Elizabeth and James ' cotton schoolboy button down retails for $225 at Shopbop. This Alloy button down is very similar to the E&J version (it even has the button detail on the back!) and retails for only $29.90 (try code AKRGIFT for $10 off your order of $25 or more). T ... Read full article at The Look 4 Less Tweet this HOTLINK this photo
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
ON SALE JUNE 16 • U2 360-Degree Tour What: Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday for U2's concert tour stop in Oakland. When: 7 p.m. Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland Cost: $30-$250 Information: (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com DON'T MISS TODAY • Chicago Blues V What: Enjoy barbecue and some blues at the Sacramento Heritage Festival's show featuring...
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Known for harmonica work on Rolling Stones' "Miss You," Blue branches out with new album, out January 26, 2010 NEW YORK, NY -- "We have chosen the title Threshold because the tunes open new musical territory for us," says bluesman Sugar Blue of his new album, due out January 26, 2010 on Beeble Music. The album follows the acclaimed 2007 album Code Blue, which hinted at a widening...
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Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Nulisch explores his soulful side this time out for an instant classic
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Austin, Texas Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Last night there were several concerts around Austin to benefit a group trying to return long-time DJs Larry Monroe and Paul Ray to local public radio station KUT after they were laid off. We went to Antone's where the lineup of blues was nothing short of amazing. This is a picture of Grammy winner blues man (and 'super harp') James Cotton (seated) blasting a tune. (Taken with iPhone by FFP.) I don't...
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bookbabie (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Welcome to the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar is no ordinary bar. This gallery-like atmosphere is an awesome display of the true Wild West. The decor alone will keep you fascinated for hours at a time. Wyoming’s landmark watering hole for spirits, beer and wine, The Million [...]
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filmcritic.com Movie Reviews (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Filling arenas, packing bars, and crowding in front of TVs, sports fans look forward to the few hours out of their week when they can don their team-branded garb and scream at the top of their lungs. It's an escape that ends with the game. But for the players, it's more than a game. It's long hours at the gym. It's missed free time with friends. It's dedication to something beyond themselves. Though...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Boz Scaggs allowed himself a gratified smile. He had just played the Jimmy Reed blues tune, "Honest I Do," for about a half hour to open his first rehearsal with this year's Blue Velvet Band. "I think we found a groove in there somewhere," he said....
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Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Fri Oct 2 (10:30am - Noon & 2pm - 7pm) Star Stage 10:30am The Fireants 11:30am MC Hammer Banjo Stage 2:00pm Poor Man’s Whiskey 3:00pm Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman 4:15pm John Prine 5:45pm Lyle Lovett & His Large Band Fri Oct 3 (11:00am - 8pm) Banjo Stage 11:10am Laurie Lewis & The...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Prize-winning work by 10-year-old future Beatle contained hint of band's trademark logo The developing imagination of Sir Paul McCartney has been revealed by the chance find of a schoolboy essay which won him a regional prize at the age of 10. The young writer beat entrants from all over Liverpool in 1953 with an original take on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, one which prefigured lyrics on...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
After nine years, people now schedule their vacations around the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. Fans fly from all over the world to attend investment banker Warren Hellman's annual clambake. There is no other music festival like it...
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The Serious Tip (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
For the last few weeks I have been reading a biography of blues man Howlin' Wolf entitled " Moanin' At Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf ". Tonight I was ready to get a few chapters done when I came across this line: "In 1966, while playing with James Cotton, Sam (Lay) accidentally blew off one of his testicles when a loaded pistol discharged in his pants pocket during some...
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